Interview with Marc Dalessio
April 27, 2009 by painting
Filed under Figure Painting, contemporary realism, landscape painting, masters of perceptual painting
(Marc Dalessio) Self Portrait 2003
I recently discovered the website and blog of Marc Dalessio, an amazing landscape painter in a naturalistic style. He currently teaches at the Florence Academy of Art as the landscape painting instructor and also is a noted portrait painter. Marc works from his studio in Florence, Italy but [...]
All things Edwin Dickinson
April 21, 2009 by painting
Filed under Figure Painting, landscape painting, masters of perceptual painting, why painting perceptions
1914 Self Portrait in a Fur Hat
For painters who work from observation there are few greater painters to study or get inspiration from than Edwin Dickinson. (Born NY: 1891 Died: 1978) When I was in art school in the mid 80’s my painting teacher,
George Nick – a former student of Edwin Dickinson, frequently discussed Dickinson’s [...]
Driving Notan with Alfred Leslie’s 100 Views Along the Road
April 10, 2009 by painting
Filed under Figure Painting, contemporary realism
One of the most unusual way I ever heard of anyone working from life might actually risk death. Alfred Leslie’s practice of drawing while driving is not for the faint of heart. In his book from 1988, 100 Views Along the Road by Alfred Leslie (1988) Timken Publishers
For those who may not be familar with [...]
Lennart Anderson on Painting from Nature
April 8, 2009 by painting
Filed under masters of perceptual painting
Still Life with Salami on Red, Plastic Dish w/ Potato and Cherry Tomato by Lennart Anderson (2001, 10 1/2 x 14 inches)
Very interesting read from one of the giants in perceptual painting, Lennart Anderson.
Here is a snip from the article…
For me, painting from nature is akin to playing music. The notes are there. One [...]
Eve Mansdorf
April 6, 2009 by painting
Filed under Figure Painting, contemporary realism, landscape painting, masters of perceptual painting
Eve Mansdorf Backyard Oil on linen, 46 X 64″,
Another leading observational painter is Eve Mansdorf who shows at the Gallery Henoch in Chelsea. (no direct link available from this website – look under the artists) Eve studied in Grad school at the Brooklyn College in 1990 with Lennart Anderson and whose amazing gifts [...]
Philip Koch
April 1, 2009 by painting
Filed under landscape painting
Philip Koch Ascension
Oil on panel, 40 X 32″, 2008
Philip Koch, a noted landscape painter and teacher, addresses the issue of landscape painting and the environment when in his artist statement he says; “In our time with its ecological degradation, the symbolic value of this Eden seems at once more remote and yet more urgently needed. [...]
